USPTO Patents Application 10092342

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Ulestmani Champ 1 in & Kelly

612 334 3312 P.10/'16

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DECLMIATION
IN ORIGINAL APPLICATION

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COPYOFPAPERi-
ORIGINALLY FILEr

Attorney Docket >lo.
1268,12-0051

SSaCIFlCATlON AND INVENTORSHIP IDENTIFICATION

As a below named inventor^ I declare that:

My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated
below next to my name.

I believe I am the original, first and Joint inventor of the
subject matter which is claimed, and for which a patent is sought, on the
invention entitled AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYriC SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED
SAMPLE THROUGHPUT the specification of which, "

(check one) is attached hereto.

X was riled on March 5, 2002 as Appln, No.

and was amended on

10/092/342,

was descaribed and claimed in PCT International Application

— — -u*.,,^—^ filed on and as amended under PGT

Article 19 on ,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OP REVTSl? OF PAPERS AND DUTY OF CANDOR

X have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified
specification^ including the claims, as amended by any amendment referred to
aboTre. I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is known to me to
be material to the patentability of this application in accordance with 3?
C,F,R- § 1.56-

ERIORITY CLAIM <35 U*S,C. § 119)

Prior Foreign Application (s)

I claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S-C. § 119 (a-d) of any
foreign application (s) for patent or inventor's certificate listed below, each
of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety, , each of which is
incorporated by reference in its entiretyy and have also identified below any
foreign application for patent or inventor's certificate having a filing date
before that of the application on which priority is claimed ;

Number

Country

Day/Month/ Year Filed

Priority Claimed

Yes_
Yes

No_
No

Prior Provisional Application Cs) •

I hereby claim the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 (e) of any United
States Provisional Application (s) listed below, each of which is incorporated
by reference in its entirety:

Number

Day/Month/Year Filed

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PRIORJTY CLAIM (35 U.S. C. § 120)

1 claim the benefit vinder 35 U.S.C, § 120 of any United States
application (s] listed below, each of which is incorporated by reference in its
entirety. . Insofar as the subject matter of each of the claims of this
application is not disclosei;! in the prioa: United States application in the
manner provided by the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, I acknowledge the
duty to disclose to the Patent Office all information known to me to be
rtiateriai to patentability as defined in 37 C.F.R. S 1,56 which became available
between the filing dat$ of Che prior application and the national or PCT
international filing date of this application:

Appln. No, U.S. Appl- No. Filing Date Statu?

(if ^uy under PCT}

I declare that all srateiuents made herein that are of my own
knowledge are true and thrt all statements that are made on information and
belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made
with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are
punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under IS U*S*C, § 1001 of Title 18
of the United States Code and that such willful false statem<^nts jmay jeopardize
the validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.

=:g 1 ratify all prior actions taken by Westman^ Champlin & Kelly, P,A,

or the attprneys and agents mentioned above in connection with the prosecution
iU of the above-mentioned patent application,

^ DESIGNATION OF CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

iiy Please' address ail correspondence and telephone calls to

ChrxBtQpher R. Christonson in care of i

^ WESTMAIJ, CHAMPLM & KELLY, P,A.

ys Suite 1600 - International Centre

hs, 900 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3319
Phone: (612) 334-3222 Fax: (612) 334-3312

Date:

(Printed Name)

Residence: Eaton, Ohio Citizenship: U.S. A,

P.O. Address: 24 Thor Drive, Eaton, Ohio >15320

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Inventor
Inventor:

Date:

Residence :
P.O. Address:

Martin B. Mot 2

(Printed Name)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Citizenship: CT>S>A.

8263 Little Harbor Drive. Cincinnati, Ohio 45244

Residence:

t S i ghature )
David M. Neal

P.O. Address:

{Printed Name)-
Hamilton;. Ohio

Dat

Ci-cizenship: U.S.A.

7QQ3. Tarragon Court/ Hamilton, Ohio 45011

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